in my opinion, striking is just another way to weaken one's opponent during a fight since just straight grappling can not only give your opponent a chance to gain the upper hand. but also striking can help a person dominate their opponent and win the fight

Don't get me wrong, striking of course is a necessary part of fighting, but all this focus on the striking range of fighting just seems excessive considering the realities of combat. All you need to do to nullify a striker is cover up, close the distance and grab him.

I mean if you can get lucky and hit a guy and drop him then good for you, but why risk it when you can just force the clinch and take him down, then punch him while he's on his back?

I see so many dedicating hours and hours of training into developing a skillset that really only is useful in a kickboxing match, I don't get you people.

Because BJJ isn't applicable in most real life situations. You can only grapple one person at a time right?

Sorry you can't detect sarcasm over the internet lol Actually yes I do grapple and yes I have been in many "real life situations". I was just poking fun at what most people think about grappling.

I'm a striker with some grappling knowledge ( I hold a purple belt in BJJ under Romie Aram and a brown belt in Judo under Nathan Goltz ) and in my opinion you should learn both grappling and striking but its all about personal preference its not about the art itself its about the user.